[Massplanners] [**EXT**] Security Plans for Marijuana Establishments

[Eric Salerno]

Hi Barbara,
Tyngsborough has gone through the Special Permit process twice for
Marijuana Retailers, and I think it's reasonable for the Planning Board to
receive details related to the general physical characteristics of the
building / site. We worked with applicants to coordinate meetings / reviews
with public safety of their security plans which included information that
should be kept out of public view. Just ask the applicant what information
they consider non-public and provide the Planning Board a letter from
public safety stating their satisfaction with the plan's contents. I don't
think there's a reason for the Board to review specific components of the
safety plan, since the characteristics you mentioned should be depicted on
their site plans or architecturals anyway. Our Planning Board was
appreciative about being offered the chance to visit the building at
various stages of construction which enabled them to see much more detail
about the security systems in person without entering those details into
the public record.
-Eric

Eric Salerno
Town Planner/Dir. Eco. Dev't.
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On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 1:43 PM Barbara Carboni via MassPlanners <
massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:

> All,
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> Happy new year.
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> Our Planning Board will, in the near future, be conducting site plan
> review of a marijuana establishment (member of craft cooperative). The
> establishment’s security plan will be reviewed by the Police and Fire
> Chiefs as required by Bylaw.  The Planning Board has asked whether they
> will be permitted to see features of the security plan that relate to
> typical site plan review topics – for example, heights and materials of
> fences; location of lights.   I offered to throw it out to the hive to see
> what experiences other planners have had with this subject.
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> Thanks,
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> Barbara Carboni
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> Town Planner and Land Use Counsel
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> (508) 214 0928
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